CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES FROMOCTOBER 25, 2022
Huntington Beach City Hall
ZOOM
Call to Order at 3:39PM
Roll Call
• Council Liaisons: (Present) Council Member Carr, Council Member Moser; Council Member Kalmick
• Staff Liaisons: (Present) Carey, Toledo, Frakes
• Public: Kathie Schey, Matt Liffreing, Chris Epting
Public Comments (3 minutes per speaker)
• Kathie Schey is in attendance to give an update on historical film in the Lower Level studio.
Approve Minutes from SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 meeting.
• APPROVED
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
1. PIO Update
• SurfCityBreak.com
− 10% more newsletter sign ups in last month
− 28% less article views in last month
− 35% more views in past 90 days
− Review of Social Media coverage (see attached PowerPoint presentation for details) • Ongoing Projects
− Standardized Social Media Policy/AR Review/Update: In final review. CARR would like City “social media partners” to be required to follow the City’s social media policy to continue partnership.
− Quotes for purchasing “Live View Backpacks” will be in within the next week. − Members of the City of Long Beach media team had a tour of our TV Studio, and had a lot of recommendations for studio updates, as well as City Council Chamber updates to make live streaming meetings easier and more effective. − Next will be touring Costa Mesa’s studio for ideas and recommendations. − City Branding project: Still working with consultant on branding guide. Will be creating a guide for PD and FD as well. Expect update within the next couple of weeks.
− New City Website: Will be providing the branding guide in order to finalize the website design. Will have access for staff to make updates and/or corrections before going live. KALMICK asked to research changing website URL to something easier to access (ie. Huntingtonbeach.gov).
− Future Branding Committee: Will be initiating a branding committee of City staff members to remain consistent going forward.
2. HBTV Programming
− Review of current and new content (see attached PowerPoint presentation for details).
3. Review of Upcoming Events (see attached PowerPoint presentation for details)
Adjournment – 4:31pm. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be on November 22, 2022 at 3:30PM.